Taylor announced she was formally withdrawing her candidacy to run for re-election to the Florida Legislature in 2010. Instead she plans to file run for the County Commission seat vacated when former Commissioner Addie Greene resigned in April, citing health reasons.

Taylor is among four finalists vying to win an appointment from Gov. Charlie Crist to fill the commission seat temporarily until the 2010 election.

The governor has been slow to make a decision and the lingering vacancy has raised concerns about representation for residents in the district that stretches from Lake Park to Delray Beach.

“I would like to see him appoint someone,” Taylor said after her campaign announcement Thursday. “There is a void.”

The other top candidates being considered for Greene’s old seat include newly elected Riviera Beach Councilwoman Billie Brooks, retired school administrator Vincent Goodman of Riviera Beach and communications company owner Randy Johnson, also of Riviera Beach.

Landing the governor’s appointment would likely provide a boost for a candidate in the 2010 election.

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MARIA HERRERA has covered local government, immigration and Hispanic affairs, and growth and development in Florida since 2004. Maria joined the Sun Sentinel in 2006 to cover the city of Delray Beach and nearby unincorporated areas. She has worked at the Miami Herald and the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Maria was born in Caracas, Venezuela and moved to South Florida in 1993.

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